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Aug 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. will take a look at the rules governing which electronic devices travelers can use during flights to help airlines decide if they should allow wider use of the gadgets, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday. A group that will be formed this fall will study the testing methods airline operators use to decide which new devices passengers can safely use and when, as well as other issues, the FAA said in a statement. Airlines often tell travelers not to use iPods, laptops and other devices while planes are taking off and landing.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study suggests people who had certain kinds of dental X-rays in the past may be at an increased risk for meningioma, the most commonly diagnosed brain tumor in the U.S. The findings cannot prove that radiation from the imaging caused the tumors, and the results are based on people who were likely exposed to higher levels of radiation during dental X-rays than most are today. "It's likely that the exposure association we're seeing here is past exposure, and past exposure levels were much higher," said Dr. Elizabeth Claus, the study's lead author and a professor at the Yale School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut.

Many health advocacy organizations rely on financial support from drug companies. But few disclose the extent of that funding or make information easily accessible, according to a new report published Thursday by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Advocacy groups often sit on important federal advisory boards and press lawmakers for greater funding for medical research, more generous reimbursement for brand-name drugs, and easy access to diagnostic tests and medical devices for people afflicted by various illnesses.

One thing to know about our book group: The Novel Study Group of Western Springs started because Polly Decker said everyone should do what she is good at – and Polly, an English teacher, was good at discussing literature. Since World War II, the women of Western Springs and several surrounding suburbs have met once a month to apply 20 essential questions to two related works of fiction. The goal always has been to read those books they otherwise never would have read, and when you stepped over the threshold, you HAD read both books.

'Hallowed Grounds' 10 p.m., WTTW-Ch. 11 This poignant Memorial Day special visits 22 military cemeteries in such countries as England, France, the Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Belgium, Tunisia and the Philippines, interspersing historical footage with contemporary scenes and moving personal stories of the men and women who are buried there. 'Greek' 7 p.m., Family Rusty and Jordan (Jacob Zachar, Johanna Braddy) try to sort out their relationship after she joins his study group, but Rusty isn't sure he can be "just friends" with her. Casey (Spencer Grammer)

Of the 25 million people who use the Great Lakes, it is estimated that 6 million are boaters. According to the International Joint Commission, however, they don't deserve to have their voices heard. When the IJC recently assembled individuals to participate on a critical five-year lake-level study, the millions of Great Lakes boaters were left out. This despite the $16 billion in economic good those boaters contribute to local economies and the direct effect their study will have on this massive group of citizens.

Wednesday's Editorial page asked Tribune readers to respond to that question. ---------- Why is President Bush distancing himself from the Iraq Study Group? To push his standard agenda and get a military victory in Iraq within his term. He has had his chance on this path and failed. His interest is about saving face for himself. He has damaged America enough. The Iraq Study Group ideas should be taken seriously by Bush. Anita Miller Wilmette I believe it is unrealistic for the American people and the media to expect the president to formulate a policy response to the Iraq report in one or two weeks, as the media seem to expect.